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E. L. MEGILL.

GAGE PIN.

No. 341,036. Patented May 4, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. MEGILL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GAGE-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.341,036, dated May 4, 1886.

Application filed July 30, 1883. Serial No. 109,246.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, EDWARD L. MEGILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Gage- Pin for Platen Priuting-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gages used on the platen-paper for adjusting and retaining the sheets in position when regulating it to-and printing the same with the form of type; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a cheaply-made and reliable gage-pin; second,to prevent the unevenness in thesurface of the platenpaper when the horizontal point is inserted, and, third, to provide a tongue which may be reliably adjusted and operated in connection with the gage. I obtain these results by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparat us attached to the platen-paper. Fig. 2 is a top view of the gage-pin detached, showing by dotted outlines the gage sprung to one side. Fig. 3 is a top view of the tongue detached.

As in my patent of March 21, 1871, I form the upright portion of the gage-pin by bending one end of the metal over and down, so that the gage-point may be driven into the platen-paper, and in some styles forming'a loop or forward projection at the top, to hold the sheets down. In this apparatus, however, I make the gage-pin of a piece of wire, and use but one point to penetrate downward, to hold the gage in position after it has been secured to the platen-paper and adjusted in place.

A is the gage described above. The point or tooth may be turned to the rearward, as claimed in my patent of May 17, 1881, if preferred. Of the remainder of the piece of wire I form a tension-ring, B, by striking a right angle and turning it off to one side and around, forming a circle or ring, and back again, crossing it at the back of the gage end, and twisting it over to form a guard or knot, C, and continuing the end under and through, to form the horizontal point D. The tensionring lies down on the platen-paper and levels out the bulge caused by the horizontal point going under the paper, leaving the surrounding surface smooth and even. There is a slight upward tendency of the point D, which (No model.)

creates a friction and elastic pressure under or within the tension-ring. The tension-ring B strongly supports the gage end of the wire, and, folding over it at O, prevents it from lifting out of position while printing the sheets.

The tongue E operates in combination with the gage-pin, thesaid tongue having a slot running longitudinally through its center, in or through which the narrow upright gage stands, and the said slotted tongue may be adjusted in a forward, backward, and lateral direction, and is held in place by the tensionring B. The loop prevents the tongue from leaving the gage. The tongue may be pointed at the lower end to penetrate the platen-paper to doubly secure it.

The operation of attaching, adjusting, and securing the gage-pin is extremely simple. The horizontal point is inserted in the platenpaper by pressing the finger against it within the ring, the ring sliding over the paper while the point is entering. Then the gageis brought to the required position, and its point or tooth pressed down.

The gage can be adjusted in any direction by sliding the horizontal point backward or forward, and running it in at different angles, or by springing the gage end over to one side, as shown by dotted outline in Fig. 2, or by a little of both movements. The tongue is now set according to the margin of the sheet to be printed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A gage-pin provided with a tension-ring curved around the horizontal point D, for supporting the gage and leveling the platenpaper, substantially as herein described.

2. A wire gage-pin consisting of the gage A, the tension-ring B, and point D, the whole formed of one strip of metal and held compactly by the guard or knot O, substantially as herein set forth.

3. A printers gage having a supportingbody and an upright portion,A, and provided with a slotted tongue working over said portion and adjustable forward, backward, and

laterally, substantially as described.

EDWARD L. MEGILL. Witnesses:

BERNARD GRIMEs, E. A. GIBsON. 

